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Chapter 765 Prologue: Lovers

The night was dark, and the crimson moon shone like blood.

Anxi Fortress City, Tongchuan War Zone in the North.

Leaving the northernmost camp in the war zone, Agushe Village, the Midnight Squad chose to continue north, thus effectively leaving the fortress city area. On the road ahead, they might encounter Gangrol clan vampires at any time, and it wouldn't be surprising if the entire squad were wiped out.

On the old national highways, abandoned vehicles were everywhere, but the valuable parts had long been taken by scavengers, leaving only heavy empty shells. Wild grass grew on both sides of the highway, and the night was quiet.

"Command has issued a warning: Midnight Squad has arrived at Mujia Reservoir without mission clearance. 233 Special Operations Squad Leader, Captain Midnight, halt immediately. I repeat, halt immediately. I don't want to send you to a court-martial..."

Noisy!
With a hissing sound, the connection was lost.

The middle-aged man reached down and removed the communicator from his ear, his face tense and his eyes bloodshot.

He looked up at the sky. If nothing unexpected happened, the squad commander should be able to see him. Since the beginning of the Dark Ages, the fortress city had sent a satellite back into space. It was said that it took a huge amount of extraordinary materials to get through the Dark Ages.

The officers in the Night Special Forces Brigade's command group can exercise certain permissions to monitor the movements of their corresponding frontline squads.

"But if that's the case, you should know I have no choice."

"Keep going."

A stern, iron-like female voice rang out.

The Midnight Squad could only continue advancing in tactical formation.

Three cannon fodder soldiers walked at the forefront, with the deputy squad leader and medic acting as the vanguard, blocking the squad leader and communications officer on the innermost side. Only the sniper acted alone, serving as an observation point.

At the end of the line, a woman in her early twenties, dressed in a black tactical uniform that accentuated her figure, with black iron studs on her nose, chin, and cheeks, carried a huge coffin on her back, her expression indifferent.

The medic, holding a standard-issue "Dawn" rifle, whispered, "Squad leader, she's an A-level Source User, isn't she?"

A-level Source Power users typically possess a mental field that interferes with electronic devices, achieving an effect akin to invisibility under satellite and surveillance.

The squad leader, codenamed Midnight, shook his head, focused intently, and replied, "Never mind those useless things. She produced the lieutenant general's secret operation plan; she's a big shot herself. We just need to carry out the orders."

The midnight squad leader spoke in a heavy tone, his words contradicting his true feelings. He didn't necessarily want to push forward, but he was facing an A-level source power user who could wipe out Class 233 at any time, and the secret operation document was beyond reproach.

The deputy squad leader at the front had a gloomy look in his eyes. According to the army group, it was time for them to sacrifice themselves.

The medic muttered, "Why would a rank A intercept a special forces platoon to lead the way? If they're so capable, they should go find the brigade commander."

"How many times can the people inside the fortress's massive walls come out?"

boom!
The already potholed road surface suddenly cracked open.
A massive, five-meter-tall alien monster charged out. It had four limbs on each side, slender yet sturdy, supporting its enormous body. The limbs were shaped like blades, exceptionally sharp, and the whole thing had a blackish-gray metallic sheen.

Wow!
One of the cannon fodder was torn apart by the sharp blades of the limbs, his blood and flesh splattering everywhere. The other two were filled with fear and ran away on all fours.

"An F-rank Death Knight!" Midnight Squad Leader shouted. "Vanguard, attack! Medics, go and bring those two back! Communications, fire to harass!"

The medic turned and ran towards the lush grass outside the highway. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were sleeping underground, immune to many detections. Cannon fodder was the cheapest and most useful pathfinder.

Da da da!
The communications officer raised his standard "Dawn" rifle, and a streak of fire swept through the air, scattering a large number of sparks between the Death Knight's two pairs of compound eyes, obscuring his vision. With a "bang," a source energy bullet shattered a limb on a distant hill, and the sniper completed his mission.

The deputy squad leader drew his sword from his waist and activated the army group's universal source energy technique, "Ten Miles of Wolf Smoke Technique," coating the sword with a layer of silver energy. He leaped into the air and slashed at the Death Knight's head, which was unable to retreat due to its broken limbs.

Whoosh!
A leg slashed towards the deputy squad leader's side waist.

The Death Knight sensed danger and launched a desperate counterattack before his death.

In a flash, Midnight Sergeant raised his hand, and a Source Force revolver engraved with patterns appeared in his palm.

Only those with Source Power can wield Source Power guns and power armor, and preferably of the same level; otherwise, their Source Power will be drained.
boom!
A large-caliber energy bullet shattered the limbs.

Almost simultaneously, the vice-squad leader severed the Death Knight's head and sheathed his sword.

The skirmish ended quickly, and everyone was used to it. The Night Special Forces Brigade was an elite force directly under the President. Even the rank-and-file soldiers had received five years of education and training at the Doomsday Academy, following the path of elite officers.

Just as the medics brought the two cannon fodder back.

The woman carrying the coffin, who had been observing the whole time, spoke up: "Inject them both with awakening potions."

Injecting awakening agents to improve the survival rate of cannon fodder. This is the third wave of cannon fodder replenished by the midnight shift. There are no safe havens ahead and no replacements can be found.

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman carrying the coffin tossed out a personal package containing ten awakening potions.

"Holy crap, is she using these drugs like they're money?!"

"One million contribution points, and my monthly military pay is only five thousand."

"I hate rich people."

After a series of jokes, the injection was completed, and one of the cannon fodder died from an explosion in his chest. However, the survivor became an F-level Source Power user, a meteoric rise to power.
Midnight Squad Leader said regretfully, "Unfortunately, we don't have time. We haven't been able to absorb even the most common of the 520 genes in the alien encyclopedia, so we are destined not to awaken our original talents."

Awakening potions are usually used in conjunction with the extraordinary genes of different species. Even with the same genes, awakened talents may differ. If a member of a powerful family is determined to use the potion, they will send people to find and intercept powerful different species in order to obtain formidable talents.

Innate talent largely determines the future growth path of a Source Power user.

“Keep going,” the young woman said.

The midnight squad advanced along the national highway.

During this time, they encountered the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse several times. The cannon fodder's speed, physical strength, and reaction speed underwent a qualitative change. Despite the inevitable injuries, they survived time and time again.

A distance of two kilometers.

The darkness seemed less frightening. The medic took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and chewed it. The academy warned against starting open fires in the wild, but chewing to stay awake wasn't a big problem.

"Squad leader, want one?"

The medic turned around and saw that the midnight squad leader's face had suddenly turned deathly pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

The deputy squad leader asked warily, "What's wrong?"

"The sound of breathing, the sound of the crowd breathing, flares!"

The team's communication system relayed a message: a sniper fired a tracer flare a hundred meters away. As the bullet illuminated the night sky, the entire 233rd squad froze in place.

They arrived at the intersection of the national highway and the Baomao Expressway. There were nearly a hundred figures under the expressway bridge, some of whom were monks, while others had bright red eyes. The leader wore a magnificent robe with intricate embroidered patterns that represented his duke status.

"Who ordered dinner? Why didn't they say anything when it was delivered?"

"The Duke is too wicked, scaring a bunch of pigs."

"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!"

Almost all the members of the Gangro clan and the Arsen family had arrived. On the opposite side was the monk Huijue, an A-level Source Power user and one of the top ten most wanted criminals in Anxi Fortress City, along with his elite cult members.

The midnight squad leader turned around blankly.

In fact, almost everyone present turned their attention to the woman carrying the coffin, whose face was studded with iron nails.

Duke Arsen tilted his head.

The monk Huijue shook his head and said, "I've never seen it."

Duke Arsen then drew his sword.

The vampire duke, who is on par with an A-level source power user, is considered an elite hero in the boundless void. Although he lacks the characteristics of his era, damage immunity, comprehensive enhancement, and a large number of stage abilities, he still possesses supreme power that Class 233 absolutely cannot contend with.

Whoosh!
The omnipresent sword light pulverized Bao Mao, who was hundreds of meters away. "You've come here to die?" Duke Arsen said coldly.

Huijue also became vigilant, realizing that the enemy must have some means, or perhaps it was simply arrogance.

As expected, the woman lowered the coffin.

boom!
When the coffin lid fell to the ground, the figure inside was revealed.

His neck had six holes, half of which were blocked by withered and ugly fingers, one of which had now turned to ashes.

In an instant, an incomparably beautiful face appeared, a naked body that seemed to have captured the essence of heaven and earth, with long black hair falling freely over his neck. He possessed amazing masculine features and a charm that surpassed the limits of human imagination, like the ultimate concept of beauty.

——Forbidden Item 008: Lovers.

A strategically forbidden object, rumored to have caused chaos and destruction of a high-level vault due to its image being broadcast live on a large scale, resulting in the deaths of over 100,000 people.

"It's just death, so it was worth coming here."

At this moment, the midnight squad leader was no longer flustered or afraid. He gazed at his "lover" with a smile, as if this matter was more important than life and death.

"He's so cute, I want to hug him."

A marquis gazed adoringly at her "lover," sitting on a rock with her chin resting on her hand. Even though she was known for her hatred of humans, she no longer cared about such trivial matters.

“Let’s put the deal on hold for now,” Duke Artur said with a smile. “Compared to such pure, primal beauty, destroying the city of Anxi is utterly insignificant.”

A strong struggle appeared on the monk Huijue's face, but his vigilance was rapidly diminishing.

Forbidden Item 008: Once the Lover loses control, even without eye contact, all intelligent beings within a 500-meter radius will be captivated by her charm. Documents, photos, and videos can alleviate this to some extent, but only S-level and A-level mental beings can fully maintain their self-control when facing the "Lovers" directly.

At this moment, life and death, race, gender, interests, and factions all became unimportant. Hundreds of people admired the charm of their "lover" and regarded it as everything.

The young woman took a difficult step.

She was also within the sphere of influence and dared not even turn back, but for some special reason, she could temporarily resist this charm.

Whoosh!
From near to far.

The young woman was the first to approach the Marquis, grasped the Source Blade and severed her head, then destroyed the vampire's blood core. Even as death approached, the vampire woman still looked at her "lover" with lingering affection.

Whoosh!
The two vampire counts, who were standing together, fell to the ground, their faces filled with regret and satisfaction as they died. Even the blade could not divert their attention from their "lovers" for even a moment.

One by one, the vampires died.

The young woman also didn't let the 233 Special Squad off the hook; their "lover" status was an absolute secret.

"In another quarter of an hour, pure infatuation will turn into possessiveness, destructiveness, and other abnormal emotions, which will lead to killing, cannibalism, control, specimen making, and other behaviors... He absolutely cannot be damaged."

"Forbidden Item 099 - Ugly Hand, a total of six fingers, can ensnare a target with a repulsive ugliness, but when used on a lover, it can only suppress, not change, the person. So far, four fingers have been used... There is no turning back!"

A hint of struggle appeared on the young woman's face.

She frantically recalled the intelligence, resisting its influence.

After most of the people present had died, the young woman waited anxiously for three minutes. Her lover had only two chances to be released from the seal, and she had to ensure that Duke Arsen and Monk Huijue were completely immersed in their love and that nothing unexpected happened.

Finally, Duke Arsen used his sword to cut out his own blood core. Without the blood core and brain, a vampire will die.

He knelt on one knee, holding the blood core in both hands, and pleaded devoutly, "I have given you everything, why won't you open your eyes and look at me?"

The noble duke was humbled like a servant.

The young woman took a step forward; in her experience, in half a minute, the pleading would evolve into possession.

boom!
The monk Huijue was engulfed in flames.

He spat out a relic, which struck Duke Arsen. Relics are crystallizations left behind by great sages after their death, and in mysticism, they are not simply calcifications.

When the relic shattered, light began to scatter.

Duke Arsen suddenly awoke with a start and got up to run.

The twenty-two most powerful forbidden items possess incredible abilities. Their enemy is the President's direct assassin, Koihime. All information about them is top secret.

Renhime looked at the monk and slowly opened her mouth: "Why?"

Huijue smiled and said, "Everyone is equal. The beauty of Buddha should belong to all living things in the world. Only by destroying the fortress wall and allowing vampires and humans to live in harmony can everyone be equal. The wall is the barrier between the two races. You need to learn to let go, be tolerant, and accept."

Cerebral palsy!

“Benefactor, you are too impulsive.”

"Have you lost your mind?"

Enraged, Renhime stepped forward and severed Huijue's neck; she despised certain factions within the Buddhist lineage.

Boom!
A soft yet resounding heartbeat rang out.

Renhime was startled, and her thoughts began to become muddled.

"My lover...is awake!?"

The heartbeat quickened, the allure grew stronger, and charm became increasingly difficult to enhance, especially primal charm. With primal charm at 10 points, there were only one or two people in an era. The higher the true attribute, the harder it was to improve. A primal charm of 23 points was itself an extremely bizarre taboo.

Just before becoming a complete prisoner, Koihime committed suicide by slashing her own throat.

Losing a puppet body is certainly a pity, but if it affects the original body, the consequences are unpredictable. The only thing she cannot accept is that she has lost a Tarot-level forbidden item.

If the news is released, this strategic weapon will inevitably become a target of contention among various parties, making it very difficult to regain control.

In the end, Koihime refused to turn back. As the one in charge, she saw the face that haunted her dreams for the first time.

"You are... mine!"

boom!
The body fell to the ground.

Jiang He opened her eyes and looked around with some confusion.

Fifteen minutes had passed since the coffin lid was lifted when a sudden, sharp pain shot through his neck. Two ugly fingers reattached themselves, sealing away the forbidden allure.

"Welcome me with blood and death?"

"interesting."

……

at the same time.

Anxi Fortress City, within the giant walls.

An uploaded document caught the attention of the Taiko.

This document, uploaded by Koihime herself, reported only two things.

—Mission complete, Huijue killed.

——Forbidden Item 008: Lovers Completely Destroyed.

(End of this chapter)